Test captain Pat Cummins believes Cam Green is still Australia’s long-term No.3 as the star allrounder prepares to make his return to the bowling crease this weekend.

After missing the home summer last year with a back injury, Green found himself promoted to first-drop on his return to the Test side for the World Test Championship final following the emergence of Beau Webster.

After a shaky start, Green proved his mettle in the West Indies with three 40-plus scores in his last three innings in extreme conditions to help Australia secure a series sweep.

However, with Green fit to bowl, come the start of the Shield season, some have questioned if batting at No.3 and bowling is too much workload, a theory which Cummins denied.

“I don’t think they’re mutually exclusive,” Cummins told the H

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